On Saturday, 3 October from 2–4pm to mark the closing of the Wexford iteration of Memory of a Free Festival there will be an event at Wexford Arts Centre. The event is free, but booking is [...]

On Saturday, 22 August from 3-5pm Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore will participate in the inaugural Huntington Summer Lecture at Huntington Castle & Gardens, Co. Carlow. The Huntington [...]

The Irish Times has published a review of Energy Made Visible, a group exhibition developed by Ormston House and centred around the paintings of Michael Ashur (1950–2024). Written by Gemma [...]

On Tuesday, 28 July artist Garrett Phelan discussed Energy Made Visible on Arena, on RTE Radio 1, sharing his response to the work of Dublin born artist, Michael Ashur and the ideas behind the [...]

Ormston House is seeking submissions to The Limerick Show through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite artist members to propose artworks for a showcase [...]

The next iteration of Memory of a Free Festival will open in Wexford Arts Centre on Saturday, 8 August from 2-4pm, and will be joined by speaker Brendan Howlin, Chairperson of Wexford Arts [...]

We are delighted to announce that Kathy Prendergast will be our guest selector for the third edition of The Limerick Show. Kathy Prendergast’s practice combines drawing, sculpture and [...]

For the third year in a row, Ormston House offers an opportunity for recent graduates to join our Artist Affiliate Scheme for twelve months. Artists who have graduated, or are about to graduate, [...]

Visual Artists Ireland has published a review on Table Turning a solo exhibition by Susan MacWilliam, as seen in Ormston House.   Susan MacWilliam, ‘Table Turning’ Ormston House 20 November [...]

Ormston House is seeking a Front of House Assistant through the Community Employment Scheme. The role is now open for applications on the Jobs Ireland website. The deadline to apply is Friday 6 [...]

Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore will participate in a short research residency at the Centre Culturel Irlandais (CCI), Paris. Located in the centre of Paris, the Centre Culturel Irlandais is [...]

The team and Board of Directors at Ormston House thank you for your support this year and wish you a happy and safe holiday season. The gallery will close to the public at 6pm on Saturday, 13 [...]

Visual Artists Ireland has published a review of Bíodh Orm Anocht, a group exhibition developed by Ormston House in collaboration with EVA International. Written by Sheenagh Geoghegan, the review [...]

2026 will mark fifteen years since Ormston House was founded by Mary Conlon. We are commissioning several new works for this anniversary, including an essay by artist and writer Nathan [...]

Ormston House welcomes submissions for the Limerick iteration of Memory of a Free Festival through our free Membership Scheme for artists. For this opportunity, we invite members living and/or [...]

Ormston House curator Niamh Brown will take part in the upcoming Speed Curating event as part of Visual Arts Ireland’s Belfast Peer Support Programme at the MAC, Belfast. This event gives [...]

Memory of a Free Festival is a touring exhibition and event programme presented by Ormston House, launching in spring of 2026. Our project draws on and rejoins the Anti-Nuclear festivals that [...]

Superprojects, an arts initiative for young audiences, will soon commence their Professional Development Programme for 2025. The curriculum is aimed at equipping recent graduates with the skills [...]

The Creative Producer Programme is an initiative by the curatorial production office Kunstverein Aughrim, designed to establish a network of six creative producers and freelance curators working [...]

Ormston House Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore will speak at Art Futures: Navigating Career Pathways in the Fine Art Sector. Organised by Doherty Sculpture Park, this half-day symposium is [...]

Ormston House recently welcomed Ross McHale to our team. A student of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Ross is on placement here and will join us until the end of the year. Ross is [...]